Reclining frame



June 15 1926. 1,589,114

J. L. CONNOR RECLI NI NG FRAME Filed Sept. 27, 1923 ATTORNE Y Patented June 15, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. CONNOR, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

REGLINING- FRAME.

Application filed September It is one object of my invention to provide an adjustable back mounted on a iframe that can be readily placed on a bed or other suitable surface, and preferably having a table or tray member removably attached thereto.

In some forms of physical ail'lictions the patient must sleep in a half-reclining posture, and l contemplate providing a device in which the back can be quickly and easily adjusted at the required angle according` to the desire of the patient. l also contemplate providing a device that can be used by aged persons and `others on lawns, beaches and beds where an adjustable back and a lunch or work table are both desired.

It is still another object of my invention to provide a device ot the character indi cated in which the tray is provided with arms slidably engaging the back whereby to permit adjustment or' the back without materially disturbing the horizontal arrangement ot the tray.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a device in which the tray is adjustable relative to the back so that its spacing therefrom may be varied at will.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation oit' the device.

Figure 2 is a plan view .of the same.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3--3 oi' Figure 1.

lReferring more particularly to the draw ing, 1 indicated a base irame comprising a rear cross piece and two parallel i'orwardly extending side pieces. Adjacent to the base piece and secured to the inner sides oiu the two side pieces are rack members 2.

At 3 is a bar extending transversely of thev trame and secured to side members 1 thereby making the trame rigid and providing a mounting for back 4- which is attached thereto by means of hinges 5.

At 6 'I show a bail engaging rack nicmbers 2 and pivotnlly connected to the rear of back d by staples 7. Guide elementsl are mounted on opposite edges oi back 4t as shown at 8.

At 9 I show a tray provided with side extensions 1() iorming arms and adapted to pass freely through their respective guides S. Tray 9 has legs 11 pivotally mounted thereon as shown by means ot hinges as at 12, each leg having a pin 13 27, 1923. Serial No. 665,179.

formed on its lower end adapted to engage orifices 14 in the outer ends oi' side members 1. On the outer sides of side members 1 are placed eyes 15, and on the lower outer sides of legs 11 are mounted hooks 16 adapted to engage eyes 15.

The device is assembled as shown and set upon a bed or any other suitable surtace, the angle between members 1 and legs 11 being greater than a right angle so that the depression of the rear part of the device through the placing of the weight oi' the occupant of the device on back 4 will place the tray 9 in a substantially horizon-- tal position.

lin this construction the back l may be readily adjusted at any desired angle without .materially disturbing` the level of the tray, and the tray may be placed to ac commodate a person of-any sizel or at a convenient distance from the occupants body. When not in use the hooks 1G are unilastened and the tray lifted ofi, the legs folding up against its under side as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. rihe back is now 'folded over on trame 1 and the de vice may be stored or packed in a small flat package.

From the foregoing it may be seen that I have provided a device that is simple in form and construction, economical to manufacture, easily assembled and disassembled and highly efficient in its practical application.

It is to be understood, of course, that while l have herein shown and described one speciiic embodiment or' my invention, changes in form, construction and method of operation may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:-

A device of the character described, consisting of a base .traine including parallel side members, a back pivotally mounted thereon, means jfor adjusting the back relative to sai-d traine, guide 'elements extending :from the sides oi' said back to i'orm guide slots, a tray, arms carried by said tray and having free slidable engagement with said slots, legs rigidly mounted on said tray, and means for rigidly and removably mounting said legs upon said side members at varying distances 'from said back.

JAMES L. CONNOR. l

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